Position: Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist

A part-time child and adolescent psychiatrist position is available with the Extensive Needs Service at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is an academic health science centre affiliated with the University of Toronto, is Canada’s largest pediatric rehabilitation hospital, and is home to the Bloorview Research Institute. We serve young people from birth to 19 years old with disabilities, rehabilitation needs and complex health and developmental needs.

The Extensive Needs Service (ENS) provides wrap-around and interprofessional services for children and youth with neurodevelopmental disabilities in Ontario who have co-occurring urgent medical, physical and mental health complexities and/or social vulnerabilities.

The service is designed to reduce barriers to accessing timely, evidence-based, and trauma-informed treatment for some of the most vulnerable children in Ontario. ENS provides ambulatory treatment to children, youth and families who require an integrated approach across mental, behavioural and developmental health. The program provides a trauma-informed and compassionate approach. The clinical team includes a developmental pediatrician, nurse practitioner, registered nurses, OT, SLP, behaviour analysists, clinical pharmacy, coordinated service planning, registered dietitian and clinical psychology.

Holland Bloorview, the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and McMaster Children’s Hospital are the three sites in Ontario leading this program funded by Ontario’s Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services.

For more information about the program, please visit: https://hollandbloorview.ca/services/programs-services/extensive-needs-service

Rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications. The role is accountable to the Vice President, Medicine & Academic Affairs.

The FTE for this role will range from 0.2-0.4 FTE.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide clinical care to clients and caregivers as part of an interprofessional team
• Assess, diagnose and provide appropriate intervention based on the client’s needs
• Prescribe medications to treat various mental health and behavioural disorders
• Attend weekly interprofessional rounds
• Collaborate with other healthcare providers, as relevant to the client’s need while in-service

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Model behaviour that is aligned with the values, vision and mandate of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital and the Extensive Needs Service
• A commitment to providing exceptional care and experience for clients and their families
• A commitment to a client and family-centered approach to care

Education – Certification, Licenses:

• Medical degree (MD) and Fellowship in the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCPC) in psychiatry
• Registration with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario is required
• Completion of 2 years’ training or experience in child/adolescent psychiatry or credentialing by the sub-specialty committee of the Royal College is preferred
• Preferred candidate would possess 3-5 years’ relevant clinical experience

Application:

Interested individuals should submit a one-page letter of intent, curriculum vitae (CV)/resume, and three references on or before the posting closing date to the attention of: Dr. Golda Milo-Manson, Vice President of Medicine and Academic Affairs, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, 150 Kilgour Road, Toronto, ON, M4G 1R8.

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What makes Holland Bloorview special?

Join us in building a world of possibility! Holland Bloorview is renowned for its expertise in partnering with clients and families to provide exceptional care and is the only organization to ever achieve 100 per cent in three successive quality surveys by Accreditation Canada.

Holland Bloorview’s vision is to support the most meaningful and healthy futures for all children, youth and families. This is achieved in an academic health sciences centre, with a focus on client and family-centered, high quality and safe care, and a commitment to research, teaching, and advancing best practices in pediatric rehabilitation. Through our Bloorview Research Institute (BRI), scientists, researchers and clinicians are dedicated to developing and improving interventions that can promote health and well-being; removing barriers to meaningful inclusion and participation; and understanding developmental diversity by studying the brains, bodies and pathways of children and youth with disabilities.

Holland Bloorview has won numerous awards including Greater Toronto's Top Employers, Canada's Top Employers for Young People, Canada's Best Diversity Employers, and Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures. We offer an inspiring, inclusive, innovative, and collaborative work environment, in a beautiful natural setting, with competitive compensation and benefit packages and programs that support ongoing learning and professional growth. Benefits include (dependant on hire status and FTE equivalency): membership in the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP), participation in our group health and dental plan, on-site fitness facility, paid vacation and float days, and ongoing support and opportunities for professional development.